State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Massachusetts
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Massachusetts, $61,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.7% — not 33.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.6%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+27.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $82,170
- p25
- $59,230
- p75
- $100,550
- p10
- $48,130
- p90
- $129,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Massachusetts
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $61,510
- p25
- $58,900
- p75
- $92,020
- p10
- $31,730
- p90
- $99,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.